1 Kings 3:5
In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
1 Kings 3:5 in other translations
| BSB | One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!” |
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| WEB | In Gibeon, the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask for what I should give you.” |
| ASV | In Gibeon Jehovah appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. |
| YLT | In Gibeon hath Jehovah appeared unto Solomon, in a dream of the night, and God saith, ‘Ask--what do I give to thee?' |
| DARBY | In Gibeon Jehovah appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. |
| BBE | In Gibeon, Solomon had a vision of the Lord in a dream by night; and God said to him, Say what I am to give you. |
| Webster | In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. |
What does 1 Kings 3:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 3:5-15
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
1 Kings 3:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 3:5
- 1 Kings 9:2
That the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon.
- James 1:5-6
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
- Numbers 12:6
And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
- 2 Chronicles 1:7-12
In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee. And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead. Now, O Lord God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude. Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great? …
- John 14:13-14
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
- Mark 10:36
And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?
- Genesis 28:12-13
And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
- Matthew 2:13
And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
- 1 Kings 11:9
And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the Lord God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,
- Matthew 2:19
But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
- John 15:16
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
- Matthew 7:7-8
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
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Context
- 1 Kings 3:4
And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
- 1 Kings 3:5
In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
- 1 Kings 3:6
And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
1 Kings 3:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y aparecióse Jehová á Salomón en Gabaón una noche en sueños, y díjo le Dios: Pide lo que quisieres que yo te dé. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | L’ Éternel apparut à Salomon, à Gabaon, dans un songe de la nuit. Et Dieu dit: Demande ce que tu veux que je te donne. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Zu Gibeon erschien Jehova dem Salomo in einem Traume der Nacht; und Gott sprach: Bitte, was ich dir geben soll. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Apparuit autem Dominus Salomoni per somnium nocte, dicens: Postula quod vis ut dem tibi. |